1045 Michela

1045 Michela
Discovery[1]
Discovered byG. van Biesbroeck
Discovery siteYerkes Obs.
Discovery date19 November 1924
Designations
(1045) Michela
Named after
Micheline van Biesbroeck[2]
(discoverer's daughter)
1924 TR · 1953 VB2
1964 XJ · 1976 AL
main-belt[1][3] · (inner)
Massalia[4]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.64 yr (23,246 d)
Aphelion2.7348 AU
Perihelion1.9811 AU
2.3580 AU
Eccentricity0.1598
3.62 yr (1,323 d)
259.96°
0° 16m 19.92s / day
Inclination0.2648°
267.71°
166.97°
Physical characteristics
6.104±0.265 km[5]
0.328±0.077[5]
SMASS = S[3]
13.0[3]

1045 Michela, provisional designation 1924 TR, is an stony Massalian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers (4 miles) kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 19 November 1924, by Belgian–American astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The S-type asteroid was named after the discoverer's daughter, Micheline van Biesbroeck.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference MPC-object was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference springer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference jpldata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ferret was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Masiero-2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).